A COVID-19 test kit
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A limited number of free at-home COVID-19 testing kits are now available at all Springfield-Greene County Library District locations.

The 2,000 kits are available thanks to a partnership between the Springfield-Greene County Health Department and the library.

Community members will get one at-home test, masks, hand sanitizer and information on the Health Department’s Community Health Referral Program.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, you should use an at-home COVID-19 test when:

  • You are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19
  • You have had close contact with someone who has COVID-19
  • Before you will be with someone who is immunocompromised or at high risk for severe illness from COVID-19
  • You plan to attend an event or gathering

For more information, or to find a vaccine opportunity near you, visit the Health Department’s COVID testing website or call the COVID-19 Call Center at 417-874-1211.


Jeff Kessinger

Jeff Kessinger is the Reader Engagement Editor for the Hauxeda, and the voice of its daily newsletter SGF A.M. He covered sports in southwest Missouri for the better part of 20 years, from young athletes to the pros. The Springfield native and Missouri State University alumnus is thrilled to be doing journalism in the Queen City, helping connect the community with important information. He and wife Jamie daily try to keep a tent on the circus that is a blended family of five kids and three cats. More by Jeff Kessinger